How about slashdot lending some bandwidth? Certainly it would be a small think to ask the perpetrator of so many past bandwidth spikes that is obviously very capable of handling a heavy load.
There still isn't. Only ignorant people use that "form" of the word. The word is regardless. It isn't a case (yet, anyway) of a word that has changed in the language, at least not in my experience. The only people who use that word also are incorrect on enough other elements of the language (adverb use and verb tense, especially) to make me believe that it's them being wrong, not that the language has changed unbeknownst to me.
God, I love how Bush and the right have totally twisted this one phrase. I wish Kerry went back and clarified this, because it is too important of a concept to let die down.
He was not suggesting that we get UN/somebody else's approval for every military action that we make. The point was that we're all humans on this earth and if we're going to bomb a certain group of it, we'd better be able to provide irrefutable evidence of wrongdoing to back it up (even if it's never requested). The USA developed a good reputation over a century of world warfare, and then blew it all away when we attacked Iraq on the premise that they possessed WMD's and planned to use them against us. Not only was that untruth, it was at the very least purposeful ignorance of the facts and at the worse, purposeful misinformation to the American public and the world.
As a Libertarian, one might call my ideas for foreign policy "isolationist" in that I don't want to meddle in the affairs of others unless there is a threat to the interests of my country or its citizens. So I would say that I agree with your statement, but I had to point out that it was a misinterpretation publicized by the right to disparage John Kerry.
President: John Kerry Every other partisan position: Libertarian, when available
Why - My views are strongly libertarian, but I felt that 4 more years of Bush was too much to risk, he has done so much harm to this country. I feel that Kerry is the better of the two for the job. If I was not in a battleground state (I am in Iowa), I PROBABLY would have voted Badnarik; however even then I would have thought twice. His website pre-nomination had a ton of kooky views on it that have quietly been removed since then, like wanting to strap down criminals guilty of violent crime to their beds for the first month in jail so that their muscles go through atrophy and they are no longer a physical threat to anyone. I wish I was kidding, and I wish I could post the link but as I said the page has changed and I can't find it on any of the archive sites.
In other lawsuit news that's less publicized, a company for whom I did outsouced tech support was sued and lost by a guy who placed a laptop over his pantsless self for hours and it burned his genitals. Now, I agree that laptops probably shouldn't get that hot, but:
1) If it hurts, remove it. 2) Why are you getting your nuts all over the laptop? 3) See #1
Puts buying a used laptop in a whole new light....
First they came for the PPV movies and NFL, and I didn't say anything because I didn't watch that programming....
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Of course it's hyperbole, that was the attention-getting device. However, you missed the underlying point - like it or not, the President of the USA directly influences many things that happen in the world. Therefore, people from other countries are going to take an interest in our electoral preceedings, and formulate their own opinions about the candidates involved. If that bothers you, then you probably should move to a country that doesn't have an international prescense, like say Madagascar.
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Ready? Ok, basically it's this. Germany doesnt give a DAMN what you "colonists" think. This is about GERMANY voting for a GERMAN president who is sworn in by oath to protect the citizens of Germany. If Germans want to debate who should and should not be president, I'm cool with that. But for a bunch of "colonists" to start telling us German citizens that Hitler is evil is insulting. It doesn't matter who is the president. But when you insult our elected officials, you are also insulting the majority of the German public who voted them into office in the first place.
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"...Universal Single-Payer health care..."
Yes, because a government-controlled monopoly has worked out so well for Amtrak, the USPS, Ma Bell (in the past), and Social Security!
What "value" do you get from a record store except for touching the plastic? You can see the art, hear samples (can't always do this at a record store), get poignant recommendations (I haven't seen a record store in years with more than one knowledgeable employee outside of college genres), and a cheaper price online. The only thing I haven't seen replicated online is the arrogant hipster at the counter scoffing at you because you're not buying some obscure Pavement bootleg. Oh wait, that's called a message board.
It's great that you like shops, but when it comes to music, "shops" are an anachronism.
I should also add that Ron Paul, a Representative from Texas, is a Libertarian, though he is a member of the Republican Party. He's even spoken at the LP National Convention a few times, I believe.
Amen brother, Iowa representin' here. However, if you go to a coffee shop in a college town, you can get good stuff. Bless Iowa City, the best city of its size in the Midwest. Just ignore the blatant football worship, and you're ok.
Well, I work in email customer service, and they don't change their names there. But I think they do change their names on the telephones. You'd think they'd do it the other way around, but no.
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Not only do you have to worry about sharks, but you have to worry about sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads...
Will someone please think of the children???
Don't just imagine your dreams. Make them a reality. Run Windows XP.
How about slashdot lending some bandwidth? Certainly it would be a small think to ask the perpetrator of so many past bandwidth spikes that is obviously very capable of handling a heavy load.
There still isn't. Only ignorant people use that "form" of the word. The word is regardless. It isn't a case (yet, anyway) of a word that has changed in the language, at least not in my experience. The only people who use that word also are incorrect on enough other elements of the language (adverb use and verb tense, especially) to make me believe that it's them being wrong, not that the language has changed unbeknownst to me.
Prison sentences end though. When would you suggest that Affirmative Action end?
God, I love how Bush and the right have totally twisted this one phrase. I wish Kerry went back and clarified this, because it is too important of a concept to let die down.
He was not suggesting that we get UN/somebody else's approval for every military action that we make. The point was that we're all humans on this earth and if we're going to bomb a certain group of it, we'd better be able to provide irrefutable evidence of wrongdoing to back it up (even if it's never requested). The USA developed a good reputation over a century of world warfare, and then blew it all away when we attacked Iraq on the premise that they possessed WMD's and planned to use them against us. Not only was that untruth, it was at the very least purposeful ignorance of the facts and at the worse, purposeful misinformation to the American public and the world.
As a Libertarian, one might call my ideas for foreign policy "isolationist" in that I don't want to meddle in the affairs of others unless there is a threat to the interests of my country or its citizens. So I would say that I agree with your statement, but I had to point out that it was a misinterpretation publicized by the right to disparage John Kerry.
You can't create something that doesn't exist. The plural form of virus is viruses. There's no such thing as virii.
President: John Kerry
Every other partisan position: Libertarian, when available
Why - My views are strongly libertarian, but I felt that 4 more years of Bush was too much to risk, he has done so much harm to this country. I feel that Kerry is the better of the two for the job. If I was not in a battleground state (I am in Iowa), I PROBABLY would have voted Badnarik; however even then I would have thought twice. His website pre-nomination had a ton of kooky views on it that have quietly been removed since then, like wanting to strap down criminals guilty of violent crime to their beds for the first month in jail so that their muscles go through atrophy and they are no longer a physical threat to anyone. I wish I was kidding, and I wish I could post the link but as I said the page has changed and I can't find it on any of the archive sites.
Everybody knows voting day is November 3: http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4043& n=1
In other lawsuit news that's less publicized, a company for whom I did outsouced tech support was sued and lost by a guy who placed a laptop over his pantsless self for hours and it burned his genitals. Now, I agree that laptops probably shouldn't get that hot, but:
1) If it hurts, remove it.
2) Why are you getting your nuts all over the laptop?
3) See #1
Puts buying a used laptop in a whole new light....
First they came for the PPV movies and NFL, and I didn't say anything because I didn't watch that programming....
Of course it's hyperbole, that was the attention-getting device. However, you missed the underlying point - like it or not, the President of the USA directly influences many things that happen in the world. Therefore, people from other countries are going to take an interest in our electoral preceedings, and formulate their own opinions about the candidates involved. If that bothers you, then you probably should move to a country that doesn't have an international prescense, like say Madagascar.
Ready? Ok, basically it's this. Germany doesnt give a DAMN what you "colonists" think. This is about GERMANY voting for a GERMAN president who is sworn in by oath to protect the citizens of Germany. If Germans want to debate who should and should not be president, I'm cool with that. But for a bunch of "colonists" to start telling us German citizens that Hitler is evil is insulting. It doesn't matter who is the president. But when you insult our elected officials, you are also insulting the majority of the German public who voted them into office in the first place.
"...Universal Single-Payer health care..."
Yes, because a government-controlled monopoly has worked out so well for Amtrak, the USPS, Ma Bell (in the past), and Social Security!
All the spoilers you need are right in the book, and have been available for over a half-century....
What "value" do you get from a record store except for touching the plastic? You can see the art, hear samples (can't always do this at a record store), get poignant recommendations (I haven't seen a record store in years with more than one knowledgeable employee outside of college genres), and a cheaper price online. The only thing I haven't seen replicated online is the arrogant hipster at the counter scoffing at you because you're not buying some obscure Pavement bootleg. Oh wait, that's called a message board.
It's great that you like shops, but when it comes to music, "shops" are an anachronism.
I should also add that Ron Paul, a Representative from Texas, is a Libertarian, though he is a member of the Republican Party. He's even spoken at the LP National Convention a few times, I believe.
The complete list of 580 for the Libertarian Party: http://www.lp.org/organization/officials.php
As far as I'm concerned, the president is under oath 24/7, from the minute raises his right hand on inauguration day.
Amen brother, Iowa representin' here. However, if you go to a coffee shop in a college town, you can get good stuff. Bless Iowa City, the best city of its size in the Midwest. Just ignore the blatant football worship, and you're ok.
Which is why we have to get the son of a Bush out of there....
I couldn't agree more.
Taping concerts is legal. Shoplifting isn't...
Well, I work in email customer service, and they don't change their names there. But I think they do change their names on the telephones. You'd think they'd do it the other way around, but no.
No it's more like this:
Customer Service: Hi, my name is Ravi. What is the needful for which I may do you today?
Spaceman: My oxygen generator has stopped working.
Customer Service: Ah yes, your oxygen is not working. Hence, kindly turn the unit off and then back on to do the needful.
*silence*
Customer Service: Hello, spaceman? Did you kindly do the needful? Hello?
Parent already at +5, I'm giving my extra vote for this question here :)